Ten most expensive military vehicles

New Delhi: With the new technology becoming an imperative factor in the defence sector, the modern warfare has become very expensive. Aiming to increase its strategic power, every country wants to commission the best military vehicles in its arsenal, be it a fighter jet, a naval ship, or a battle tank.

With the looming terror threats, interior security challenges, and defence of the borders, the governments do not hesitate to spend more and more money to buy expensive but efficient military vehicles that can take on any challenge and give a befitting reply to any aggression.

Here we present a list of 10 costliest military vehicles that form lion's share of the Defence Budget of the respective countries: 1. USS Gerald Ford: One of the costliest military vehicles in the world, United States' warship priced at Rs 87,372,93,50000 USS Gerald Ford is capable of launching 220 sorties per day from its dual runways.

3. DDG 1000 Zumwalt-Class Destroyer: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer, priced at Rs 470,57,815,0000, is United States Navy guided missile destroyer. It was designed as multi-mission stealth ship with a focus on land attack.

4. HMS Astute: HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered submarine in the Royal Navy of United Kingdom. Priced at 369,68,250,0000 to build, HMS Astute is the second submarine of the Royal Navy.

5. Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier: Costed Rs 268,90,180,0000 to build France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier was originally commissioned in 1986 which is the first French aircraft to be powered with nuclear.

6. USS America: USS America, priced Rs 228,53,100,0000 is an LHA 6 America-class amphibious assault vessel and one of the newest warships of the United States Navy. The warship carries up to 34 planes.

7. Virginia Class Submarine: Serving in United States Navy, Virginia Class, also known as the SSN-774 class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines. Rs 168,03,750,0000 had been spent to built the submarine. Virginia Class vessel carries a nuclear reactor, 12 vertical missile launchers and 16 cruise missiles.

10. INS Vikramaditya: INS Vikramaditya is a Russian modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier which started service in Indian Navy in 2013. The warship which costed Rs 15,797,9807500 to build is measured 932 feet long and 200 feet wide. It can carry 1,600 to 2,000 personnel and more than 30 aircrafts.